Colette Paul has worked in a number of roles across the Metropolitan Police
The chief constable of Bedfordshire has announced she is to take early retirement after two years in the job.
Colette Paul moved to the county in 2013 from South Wales Police where she was assistant chief constable.
She has told colleagues that after 33 years' service with various police forces, she was retiring to spend more time with her family and to travel.
HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) recently raised concerns about response times and a cut in frontline officers.
Her decision comes just weeks after Labour Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire Olly Martins lost a local referendum asking residents if they would accept an increase in council tax to fund more police officers.
Ms Paul spent a large part of her career as a detective in the Metropolitan Police.
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